A New York City judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which a woman complained a hip-hop magazine published without her consent a picture of her in a topless mermaid costume at a party thrown by rap mogul Sean Combs.

Harrison Ford has been known to outrun boulders and outwit Stormtroopers, but the action hero failed miserably in his attempt to land a limousine for himself and lady love Calista Flockhart on their way out of the 16th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar viewing party.

There are dreams that never die, suns that never set, and stars that never cease to shine. While a strike-shaken TV industry wonders what it may become, A Raisin in the Sun arrives as glorious proof of what it still can be. Reuniting the stars of the 2004 Broadway revival, this thrilling three-hour ABC movie expands and energizes Lorraine Hansberry's classic play without losing any of its power or poetry, allowing a new generation to discover a great work of American art.

The February ratings sweeps period starts tonight, but it won't look like any other. Thanks to the three-months-long writers' strike, the major networks finally have run out of fresh episodes of most top series. That leaves a handful of annual big events, several midseason replacements and plenty of reality shows.